2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer a bachelor's in me. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical engineering programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying me.
Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Northeastern University has taken the #1 spot in this year's mechanical engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Northeastern not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the New England Region list.
About 0.5% of Northeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. About 1,267 of the students at Northeastern are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Wentworth Institute of Technology as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Boston, WIT is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 737 students at WIT that take at least one class online. 384 of WIT students are attending part time.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst. UMass Amherst also made our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the New England Region list, coming in at #8.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. There are roughly 6,786 part time students in attendance at UMass Amherst.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Connecticut. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the New England Region ranking.
About 0.9% of UCONN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,648 students at UCONN that take at least one class online. 3,257 students are part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Boston University. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Boston U also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the New England Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. About 7,057 of the students at Boston U are attending part time.
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University of Massachusetts - Lowell comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Lowell, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the New England Region ranking.
About 0.8% of UMass Lowell students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,042 of UMass Lowell students are exclusively distance learners. About 5,980 of the students at UMass Lowell are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of New Hampshire - Main Campus as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 3,625 students take at least one class online at UNH. There are roughly 1,355 part time students in attendance at UNH.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Rhode Island. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 5,504 students take at least one class online at URI. There are roughly 2,982 part time students in attendance at URI.
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University of Hartford comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.
About 2.3% of UHart students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,149 students at UHart are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,552 part time students in attendance at UHart.
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Our rankings recognize University of Maine as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at UMaine is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,820 students take at least one class online at UMaine. 3,614 of UMaine students are attending part time.
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